The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation
Volume 26, Issue 9 , Pages 961-962 , September 2007

Patent Foramen Ovale Management Before and After Heart Transplantation: A Simple Algorithm

  • Gianluca Rigatelli, MD, FACC

      Affiliations

    • Program of PFO-Related Syndrome Management, Section of Congenital and Structural Heart Disease Management, Service of Cardiovascular Diagnosis and Endoluminal Interventions, Rovigo General Hospital, Rovigo, Italy
    • ,
  • Paolo Cardaioli, MD

      Affiliations

    • Program of PFO-Related Syndrome Management, Section of Congenital and Structural Heart Disease Management, Service of Cardiovascular Diagnosis and Endoluminal Interventions, Rovigo General Hospital, Rovigo, Italy
    • ,
  • Giuseppe Faggian, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiac Surgery, University of Verona Medical School, Verona, Italy

References 

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  2. Ouseph R, Stoddard MF, Lederer ED. Patent foramen ovale presenting as refractory hypoxemia after heart transplantation. J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 1997;10:973–976
  3. Bapat A, Recto MR, Bhat G. Transcatheter closure of a patent foramen ovale in an adult with hypoxemia after cardiac transplantation. Tex Heart Inst J. 2004;31:175–177
  4. Rigatelli G, Cardaioli P. Patent foramen ovale management: who should do what?. Eur J Neurol. 2007;14:341–342
  5. Rigatelli G, Braggion G, Chinaglia M, et al. Setting up a multidisciplinary program for management of patent foramen ovale-mediated syndromes. J Interv Cardiol. 2006;19:264–268

PII: S1053-2498(07)00519-0

doi: 10.1016/j.healun.2007.07.006

The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation
Volume 26, Issue 9 , Pages 961-962 , September 2007

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